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[–] [email protected] 88 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Elon Musk would not have been looked upon kindly by anyone from star trek. Maybe Quark... but even then I'm sure he'd be shaking his head with a "143rd rule of acquisition: never let ego interfere with profits".

Even the antagonists would hate him for being so clumsy and amateurish in his evil.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, there was that one episode of DS9 about selling weapons that firmly cemented that Quark would be disgusted by Elon Musk and not want to be associated with him.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Quark has no problem selling weapons. You forget Rule of Acquisition #34... or was it #35?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

"No one ever went broke selling weapons."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Musk is the rich guy in season 1 TNG who wakes up after being frozen in the 20th century. He's like:

"I have a substantial portfolio that must have grown since then."

Picard just laughs and says:

"We don't use money anymore."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think Dukat would like him. Elon is headed into his Pah Wraith phase.

But we all know Farscape is the best show.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dukat would like him as a useful idiot. Same as the Saudis do

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, like him for his utility. I think he wouldn't respect him at all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Ahh good point. People from star treks "opposite land" think he's great.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (2 children)

'The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.'

  • Professor Charles Xavier
[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" -Spock

Maybe he just identifies with the Ferengi.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I legitimately can't help tearing up when Picard tells this to Lily in First Contact. It's pavlovian at this point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

First Contact is definitely on the top list of Star Trek movies/episodes for hitting a lot of the basic Trek themes. And also music scores, I get chills anytime I hear that main leitmotif.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago

I highly doubt he has ever sat through an episode of Trek. Well maybe he watched some Discovery. At any rate he is simply saying this because there is a public perception of Trek being nerdy and intelligent which fits his brand the the public persona he tried to cultivate, and its a show that stoked his ego once before.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'll bet his favorite episode is DS9 S4E16 where O'Brian and the Ferengi start a union to protest against Quarks unfair business practices.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, it's the episode of discovery where he is mentioned. It feeds his ego directly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that one made me barf. Wasnt it Lorca though? Which in retrospect makes sense via mirror universe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Tilly went to Musk High

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

He was a union man

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

He'd be on Quarks side.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Spoilers for Discovery Season 1 below

it is probably because of that episode in which he is compared to Zefram Cochrane or the Wright brothers. Must have been good for his ego.

What I found funny is that Lorca come from the mirror universe, it makes sense that Musk would be idolized there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of course, it wouldn't explain Tilly's junior high school. Unless it was named after a better Musk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's because we're in the mirror universe. It all makes sense now, sadly.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

This feels like Quark saying "I love the Federation!"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Muskrat probably thinks this guy is right:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah he's very Musk-like. It's also funny that the actor's name is Richman.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well, that guy at least ended up being of some help, even if he was a dick

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He just says that because he got name dropped.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 2 points 10 months ago

Is there a petition to undo that?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who the fuck cares. He also wears pants. Stop caring.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I understand. You're saying I should stop wearing pants.

On it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Does the Starfleet uniform count as pants? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

We don't want you Elon.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Something, something, broken clock…

His behaviour more like a colony villain than anything remotely positive in the Star Trek world.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

All I can imagine now is Trekkies desperately talking up Star Wars around Musk to get him to haunt a different franchise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

He thought this was a serious account, and loved it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Lol, what's the story there?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Skulls are very fashionable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'll bet his favorite episode is DS9 S4E16 where O'Brian and the Ferengi start a union to protest against Quarks unfair business practices.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh no please don't say that he'll bring the Muskites here; hopefully the fact it's federated/not Twitter will keep them away

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, there's no way his fan club would jump ship to the fediverse while he's on Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

But when twitter inevitably dies, what then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully his fans are just loud and not actually that numerous. I've not met anyone irl who still likes the guy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, me neither

[–] Reverendender 3 points 10 months ago

See Brock acquire. Acquire, Brock, acquire!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Leave no one wants you here mr muskrat